Great to hear from you,
FTC!
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Patrick - I'm totally looking forward to seeing what you've been up to!
Mrs. Fleagle I vote for Minnie to have the fun of a trip to New York - Little Cheese meets Big Apple!
I definitely want to have a skinny visit me here but my life has taken one of those really out of control turns for right now. One of my other cats is now in the hospital with neurologic signs that started last evening just as I had sat down to try to rest after a long sad day that started with the death of my friend Sandahbeth. She had a long complicated illness and had been placed on life support a few weeks ago. Her medical team met with her husband on Saturday and told him there was no longer a chance that she could recover, so he called a small number of us and had us come to the hospital yesterday morning to be with them as she passed away. She is singing in the Angel Band now and I know it is best for her, but I will miss her terribly. The other piece of this moment (Cathie you already knows this part) is that I am also in a pitched battle with clothing moths that have invaded my apartment so there is a seemingly endless amount to do before things settle down again.
My kitty is having some tests right now with the neurologist and hopefully has a treatable if chronic and slightly degenerative problem. I told him under no circumstances does he have permission to go sing with the Angel Band or attend the after party that everyone seems in such a big hurry to get to as losing Emma and my friends Utah, Jim and Sandahbeth seems like quite enough for the moment to me.
In this momentous time I want to reiterate that I'm really grateful for all the sweet people here. I value your kindness, humor, energy and creativity enormously.

to everyone.